Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse PSA 2012


 

Dangers of Prescription Drug Abuse PSA 2012 – My video response to the public service announcement issued by Attorney General Jack Conway. Over 1000 people in Kentucky die every year from prescription d…

 

200 Staten Island cops authorized to give shots for prescription drug overdose

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Nearly 200 cops in one Staten Island precinct have been authorized to administer a drug to prescription drug overdose victims, police said. The pilot program was sparked by the high rate of opioid abuse on Staten Island – per 100,000 residents, the top …
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Better Pain Management Is Essential for Reducing Addiction to Prescription

Filed under: prescription drug addiction

Lately, the NYC Department of Health has been running ads on TV about the risks and sadness of addiction to prescription painkillers. They are good ads with an important message. "Prescription drugs destroyed my family," a mother says with great sadness.
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